Overview

• Horn died on Sunday in Halle at the home of his partner, according to Kunststiftung Sachsen-Anhalt director Manon Bursian speaking to dpa.
• The Kunststiftung announced plans for a large exhibition to honor his work.
• Earlier this month Saxony-Anhalt awarded Horn its art prize for his life's work, with Culture Minister Rainer Robra praising his lasting influence.
• From 1968 to 1996 he taught at Burg Giebichenstein, where the rector remembered him as a formative teacher who shaped furniture and interior design over decades.
• In the 1960s he co-developed the MDW modular furniture program with Eberhard Wüstner, first shown at the 1967 Leipzig Spring Fair and still sought by collectors.